{"product_id":"unless-it-moves-the-human-heart-the-craft-and-art-of-writing-paperback","title":"Unless It Moves the Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Rosenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple award-winner Roger Rosenblatt has received glowing critical acclaim for his exceptional literary works--from the hilarious novels \u003cem\u003eLapham Rising \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Beet \u003c\/em\u003eto his poignant, heartbreaking, ultimately inspiring memoir \u003cem\u003eMaking Toast. \u003c\/em\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eUnless It Moves the Human Heart, \u003c\/em\u003ethe revered novelist, essayist, playwright, and respected writing teacher offers a guidebook for aspiring authors, a memoir, and an impassioned argument for the necessity of writing in our world. In the tradition of Anne Lamott's \u003cem\u003eBird by Bird, \u003c\/em\u003e Rosenblatt's \u003cem\u003eUnless It Moves the Human Heart\u003c\/em\u003e provides practical insights and advice on the craft, exquisitely presented by one of contemporary literature's living treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years, distinguished author Roger Rosenblatt has also been a teacher of writing, guiding students with the same intelligence and generosity he brings to the page, answering the difficult questions about what makes a story good, an essay shapely, a novel successful, and the most profound and essential question of them all--\u003cem\u003ewhy write\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless \u003cem\u003eIt Moves the Human Heart\u003c\/em\u003e details one semester in Rosenblatt's Writing Everything class. In a series of funny, intimate conversations, a diverse group of students--from Inur, a young woman whose family is from Pakistan, to Sven, an ex-fighter pilot--grapples with the questions and subjects most important to narrative craft. Delving into their varied lives, Rosenblatt brings readers closer to them, emotionally investing us in their failures and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a how-to for writers and aspiring writers, more than a memoir of teaching, \u003cem\u003eUnless It Moves the Human Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply felt and impassioned plea for the necessity of writing in our lives. As Rosenblatt wisely reminds us, Writing is the cure for the disease of living. Doing it may sometimes feel like an escape from the world, but at its best moments it is an act of rescue.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years, distinguished author Roger Rosenblatt has also been a teacher of writing, guiding students with the same intelligence and generosity he brings to the page, answering the difficult questions about what makes a story good, an essay shapely, a novel successful, and the most profound and essential question of them all--\u003cem\u003ewhy write\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless \u003cem\u003eIt Moves the Human Heart\u003c\/em\u003e details one semester in Rosenblatt's \"Writing Everything\" class. In a series of funny, intimate conversations, a diverse group of students--from Inur, a young woman whose family is from Pakistan, to Sven, an ex-fighter pilot--grapples with the questions and subjects most important to narrative craft. Delving into their varied lives, Rosenblatt brings readers closer to them, emotionally investing us in their failures and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a how-to for writers and aspiring writers, more than a memoir of teaching, \u003cem\u003eUnless It Moves the Human Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply felt and impassioned plea for the necessity of writing in our lives. As Rosenblatt wisely reminds us, \"Writing is the cure for the disease of living. Doing it may sometimes feel like an escape from the world, but at its best moments it is an act of rescue.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47614228332792,"sku":"9780061965616","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/Y3Urd2VjQ3hGRkNjcVBTNldpMGpCQT09.webp?v=1765299355","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/unless-it-moves-the-human-heart-the-craft-and-art-of-writing-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}